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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - BIGAMY AND ADULTERY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Paolino, Nesselbush, and Sosnowski | |
Date Introduced: March 20, 2018 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-6-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-6 entitled "Bigamy and |
2 | Adultery" is hereby repealed. |
3 | 11-6-2. Adultery. |
4 | Every person who shall commit adultery shall be fined not exceeding five hundred |
5 | dollars ($500); and illicit sexual intercourse between any two (2) persons, where either of them is |
6 | married, shall be deemed adultery in each. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - BIGAMY AND ADULTERY | |
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1 | This act would repeal ยง 11-6-2 of the general laws wherein any individual who commits |
2 | adultery shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500). |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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